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July 17, 2026#1854archive

Wordle — July 17, 2026

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Hints — one at a time

Hint 1 of 5

Today's word shows up constantly in courtrooms, contracts, and government paperwork.

Hint 2 of 5

It describes something that is allowed or sanctioned under a country's rules, not banned.

Hint 3 of 5

Its opposite is "illegal" or "unlawful".

Hint 4 of 5

The word starts and ends with the same letter and contains two vowels, one of which repeats.

Hint 5 of 5

Think of phrases like "___ advice" or "___ tender".

The answer — spoilers!

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LEGAL

This puzzle by the numbers

Vowels
2 of 5
Repeated letter
yes — a common way to lose a streak
Best common opener
SLATE — 3 letters in common
Starts with L
3 of the 60 other answers we have logged do too

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A Wordle-style board: the top row spells CRANE with the R amber and the E green, the row below spells PRIDE in five green tiles, and the remaining rows are empty
How a finished Wordle board reads — one informative opener, then the answer. Example board, not today’s puzzle.